| If you have the ability to experience a lucid dream, | | | | Review your dreams, looking for patterns in the ways |
| your senses can come alive in a very exciting way. | | | | that you dream. This will assist you in being aware of |
| Lucid dreaming can be best described as having the | | | | when you are dreaming and allow you to become an |
| ability to have conscious awareness during a dream. | | | | active participant in your dreams. |
| Some people who have the ability to lucid dream are | | | | Lucid dreams reach varying levels of realness |
| able to observe and explore psychic activity which is | | | | depending on your level of self-awareness. On the |
| not available to them in an ordinary state of conscious. | | | | most basic level, you may dream lucid without having |
| There are two types of lucid dreams: "dream-initiated" | | | | any sort of control. At this level you are aware that |
| lucid dreams and "while-awake" initiated lucid dreams. | | | | you are in a dream, but have no ability to control |
| The first occurs when a dreamer is in the thick of a | | | | dream. However, even though you may only be not be |
| dream. While asleep, they realize that they are in a | | | | able to control the dream and a more or less a |
| dream, and not in reality. This realization is usually (but | | | | passive observer, it doesn't necessarily mean that you |
| not always) started by a dreamer's observance of an | | | | won't be able to experience psychic visions or other |
| improbable event such as meeting someone from | | | | paranormal phenomenon. |
| your life who is deceased. | | | | The next level of lucid dreaming involves learning how |
| While-awake initiated lucid dreaming, on the other hand, | | | | to exercise control over or even engineer your |
| starts when the dreamer is in a conscious state and | | | | dreams. This tends to be a lot easier for those who |
| intentionally enters into a controlled dream state | | | | can learn to master while-awake initiated lucid dreams. |
| through concentration, meditation and relaxation. Thus, | | | | While for some mastering this skill comes naturally, you |
| having an awake-initiated lucid dream is in many ways | | | | can also learn it through practice and focused |
| very similar to entering a controlled trance or state of | | | | relaxation techniques such a meditation. |
| consciousness. | | | | What is the reason for lucid dreaming? If you are |
| Primary to lucid dreaming is superlative dream recall. | | | | aware you are dreaming you can take control of your |
| The more dreams you recall also provides more | | | | dreams and anything is possible in your dream world. |
| experiences to sort through; which might give clues to | | | | There are opportunities for adventure, working out |
| other aspects of your life. You can effectively learn | | | | problems, visiting those passed on, as well as the |
| how to do this in a simple manner. The most common | | | | potential to turn around a nightmare. As it is with any |
| practice is to keep a dream journal by your bed. Upon | | | | spiritual journey, you must be patient, dedicated and |
| wakening from a dream, recall as many details as | | | | willing to practice. |
| possible and write them down. Do this on a daily basis. | | | | |